Cat and rabbit

Question
I own a male cat which I rescued from the street when he was 5 months old (he hasn't been neutered yet) he's been the loveliest and most affectionated cat from the first day he entered the house (he's an indoors cat now). He is around 1 year old now. Yesterday I was given a little bunny as a present and the cat has been acting weird since then. He has even scratched my face when he had never done anything of the sort. In the morning I let him play with the bunny and smell it, I have the bunny in my room and the cat in the rest of the flat, however I'd like to let the bunny run free. In the afternoon I let them play again and the cat started playing quite rough and scaring the rabbit, tried to play like if it was a ball and throwing himself all over it. Is there any possibility of them coexisting in the same flat? I am expecting too much from my cat?

Answer
Laetitia,

First I would get the cat neutered. That will calm him down.

Second, do NOT leave the cat with the rabbit! A rabbit is prey to a cat. That results in the cat being a constant threat to the rabbit.

Cat and rabbits who have been raised together from birth, or an early age, have a good chance of being friends and getting along. But even then cats have been known to attact the rabbit they were raised with unexpectedly.

Use caution when they are together!

Tabbi